Cash Used for Repayments of Line of Credit

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- Definition

Minimum Percentage Of Notes Not Eligible For Early Redemption

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- Definition

Refers to the percentage redemption on notes.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Section S99

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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- Definition

Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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- Definition

Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion. Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 24, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash Used for Repayments of Line of Credit	$ 50.0
Voluntary prepayments	974.4	$ 432.7
2023 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 450.0		$ 450.0	$ 0.0
Stated percentage	5.625%		5.625%	0.00%
Percentage of principal amount that may be redeemed	105.625%
Minimum Percentage Of Notes Not Eligible For Early Redemption	65.00%
Debt Issuance Cost	$ 12.0
2023 Senior Notes \| Any time on or after October 15, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	104.219%
2023 Senior Notes \| Beginning on October 15, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
2023 Senior Notes \| Any time prior to October 15, 2018 with a 'make-whole' premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption on notes	100.00%
2023 Senior Notes \| Any time prior to October 15, 2018 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	35.00%
Term A Facility \| 2023 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Voluntary prepayments	$ 479.9
Term B Facility \| 2023 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Voluntary prepayments	$ 13.9